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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-007-003
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate a recent Senate vote to provide disability benefits and health care to veterans of the Vietnam War who suffer from health problems linked to exposure to the defoliant and herbicide chemical Agent Orange. The episode aired on Thursday, August 31, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
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Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate recommendations by the Pepper Commission, a bipartisan national commission, on health insurance for all Americans and long-term care insurance for the elderly and disabled. The episode aired on Wednesday, March 21, 1990, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
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Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate proposals by the Secretary of Health and Human Services Louis W. Sullivan to improve health conditions for minorities. They comment on Secretary Sullivan's opposition to a cigarette marketing campaign that focused on African American consumers. The episode aired on Tuesday, February 20, 1990, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-026-009
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the effectiveness of current federal law requiring hospitals to participate in organ donation programs in order to receive Medicare and Medicaid funding. The episode aired on Tuesday, November 13, 1990, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-026-001
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the success of the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program, which provides supplemental food to low-income mothers and their children up to age five. The episode aired on Thursday, November 1, 1990, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-025-012
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate proposed cuts to the Social Security and Medicare programs as a way to reduce the federal budget deficit. The episode aired on Thursday, October 25, 1990, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-025-005
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate Medicaid spending on prescription drugs in the United States in comparison to Canada, where the same medicines are available at lower prices. The episode aired on Tuesday, October 16, 1990, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-013-015
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate adding long-term care for the elderly to the U.S. Social Security program. The episode aired on Tuesday, January 30, 1990, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-012-015
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate healthcare reform as a priority for the new session of the U.S. Congress. The episode aired on Monday, January 8, 1990, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
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Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the need to reform the Medicare system of payments to hospitals, which pays urban hospitals more than rural hospitals. The episode aired on Wednesday, December 20, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-011-001
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate a national direct mail campaign notifying senior citizens of a new tax increase, and the objections that led Congress to repeal the tax and reduce proposed catastrophic insurance benefits. The episode aired on Friday, November 24, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-001-011
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the extension of the federal program that funds the AZT drug for AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) patients who cannot afford it. The episode aired on Tuesday, May 2, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
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Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate legislation to reform the Medicare system of payments to hospitals, which pays urban hospitals more than rural hospitals. The episode aired on Friday, February 24, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
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Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the need for Congress to pass legislation to provide access to long-term care for senior citizens. The episode aired on Thursday, December 24, 1987, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0009-030-007
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate whether comprehensive health reform should include protections for long-term care for the elderly and the disabled. The episode aired on Thursday, July 1, 1993, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0009-007-009
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate a proposal to expand Social Security and Medicare to cover costs of long-term care for the elderly. The episode aired on Thursday, December 26, 1991, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
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Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the need for action on Medicare fraud, due to reports of companies overcharging the Medicare program for home medical equipment for the elderly and disabled. The episode aired on Friday, October 18, 1991, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
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Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate whether the Bush administration's plan to reform rules for Medicare payments amounts to a cut in Medicare funding. The episode aired on Friday, September 27, 1991, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-031-001
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate how to regulate prescription drug prices in response to pharmaceutical companies raising prices and eliminating discounts to certain buyers rather than meeting the requirement to offer the same discounts to Medicaid. The episode aired on Tuesday, February 26, 1991, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
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Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the need to add a long-term care insurance program to the Social Security and Medicare programs for the elderly. The episode aired on Thursday, February 21, 1991, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
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Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the proposal by President Bush to require means testing of senior citizens and to limit Medicare benefits based on income. The episode aired on Tuesday, February 12, 1991, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
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Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the use of Medicare to pay medical bills in circumstances when the claims should be paid through private insurance instead. Senator Kennedy mentions similar issues with Medicaid payments. The episode aired on Tuesday, January 15, 1991, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
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Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate how to protect senior citizens from abuses by certain "Medigap" health insurance firms, which provide private insurance to cover costs that Medicare will not reimburse. The episode aired on Friday, November 23, 1990, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0009-025-018
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate a proposal to make health and social services, such as child care, child support, welfare, job training, and parenting training, available at public schools. The episode aired on Thursday, March 18, 1993, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
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Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate whether annual cost of living increases (COLAs) for military veterans should be automatic. Senator Kennedy also comments on legislation to help veterans exposed to defoliant and herbicide chemical Agent Orange during the Vietnam War. The episode aired on Tuesday, September 10, 1991, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.